“ACTA2” Trolls Publish Hit List on Pastebin of Artists who Supported Copyright Directive in Europe
“ACTA2” Trolls Publish Hit List on Pastebin of Artists who Supported Copyright Directive in Europe
Tag: artist rights
Chris Castle on Artist’s Right to Streaming Exclusives
via @colaboratorpcn: Douglas Caballero interviews Chris Castle — Artist Rights Watch
The MTP Podcast: Michelle Lewis and Kay Hanley of SONA and David Lowery on DOJ’s “Union Busting” Gambit Against Songwriters
In an explosive conversation, Michelle Lewis and Kay Hanley talk with David Lowery and Chris Castle about Songwriters of North America, their experiences with lawyers from the Department of Justice Antitrust Division in the lead-up to the DOJ’s decision on “100% licensing,” and disingenuous behavior by the government’s lawyers that crossed the line into “union busting.”
World Watch: Author John Degen’s Seriously Must Read Post “5 Seriously Dumb Myths About Copyright”
Canadian author John Degen (@jkdegen) wrote a funny and informative post that I recommend to anyone interested in artist rights and copyright, “5 Seriously Dumb Myths About Copyright.” And this means you, journalists–especially you journalists who uncritically write to the press release from the Electronic Frontier Foundation or the sainted Creative Commons. John’s post has […]
Straight Out of Rosedale: Mississippi’s Sudden Interest in Limiting State Lawsuits While Google Sues Attorney General Jim Hood
You can’t make this stuff up. It reads like a subplot of a John Grisham novel with that vague warning that it could swing back across the stage as a plot twist in the third act to smash into the ending with a vengeance, carrying streaming guidons reading “Here am I, the one true ending, send […]
The Revolution Shall be Monetized: Zoë Keating Confirms YouTube Learned Nothing From Indie Labels
…there was lunch in the larger, first floor cafeteria where, in the corner, on a small stage there was a man, playing a guitar, who looked like an aging singer-songwriter Mae’s parents listened to. “Is that….?” “It is,” Annie said, not breaking her stride. “There’s someone every day. Musicians, comedians, writers….We book them a year […]
Bit Torrent Logic: How Spotify Brought on Their Own @TaylorSwift13 Problems
Is he mad? Anyway, there’s something on his mind, as sure as there must be something on a deck when it cracks. Moby Dick, by Herman Melville When you look at all the sanctimony that Spotify has ginned up about Taylor Swift’s withdrawal from the service, only the erudite Ben Sisario has put his finger on […]
Rut Ro: @taylorswift13 Leaves the Spotify Cult and Proves the Rule: Spotify Needs Hits, But Hits Don’t Need Spotify
If you’ve been observing the media campaign opposing Taylor Swift’s decision to withdraw from Cult Spotify while having the biggest first week sales of any record in a very long time, hopefully you haven’t been distracted by the bright and shiny object. Taylor Swift has proven the rule that we all knew, but was very […]
Hold On, I’m Coming: Reactions to the Turtles/Sirius Ruling on Unlicensed Use of Pre-72 Recordings #respectallmusic
Reactions to the Turtles crushing defeat of Sirius are coming in, here are a few: Sam Moore (of Sam & Dave) said it best: Winners never quit and quitters never win. The recording artists of the pre-72 era are winners and we are not quitting until it’s all made right for every single one of […]
Is Your Band Registered to Vote in 2014?
Is your band registered to vote? You ride in the van with these people, you probably know way more about them than you ever wanted to know, but do you know whether they are registered to vote? You can find out what the rules are in your area on this website “Can I Vote?” (click […]
Music Technology Policy 
You must be logged in to post a comment.